rinse

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If you rinse everything beforehand, the machine thinks the items are clean and lowers its temperature and intensity, reducing its efficiency.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

“Autoship is a rinse and repeat product merchandise program that has high reliability and accuracy, both in terms of planning, in terms of delivery, and high satisfaction rating,” an executive said on the call.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

“We are passionate about finding answers for the families,” says Dr. Hourani, sipping coffee in his office while a colleague in a white hazmat suit uses a sink to rinse mud off a human pelvis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

By this point, the kitchen usually needs a little reset—a quick sweep of the counters, a rinse of the tools that have been running hot all morning, maybe a refill of coffee.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025

The barber rinsed it out, then did it again three times afore the rinse water run clear.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis